Vanity case



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G. E. DAVIS VANITY CASE Filed March 19 1924 Patented Sept. 16, 1924.

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Application led Hatch 18, 192,4. Serial No. 700,412.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE E. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have inventeda certain new and useful Vanity Case, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my inventlon 1s provide a vanity case of simple constructlon, peculiarly adapted for containing loose powder and having parts so arranged that the loose powder may be taken out 1n small quantlties on a powder puff. l

Still a further object is to provlde such a vanit case having means. whereby the body o the loose powder will be held 1n place and will not readily spilled or scattered when the vanity ca se 1s being used for taking out a small amount of powder. With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construct1on, ar rangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the ob ects contemplated are attained, as herema r more fully set forth, pointed out 1n my claims, and illustrated in the accompanylng drawings, in which: v

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a vanity case embodying my inventlon wlth the case open; and

Figure 2 shows a vertlcal, sectlonal view taken on the line 2,-2 of Figure 1 with the case closed. i

My vanity case has an ordinary bottom member indicated in the accompanying drawings by the reference character 10. A top or cover member 11 is hinged thereto, as at l2.

It is well known that vanity cases are used Powder in a compact form is 1n some ways. not so satisfactory for use as loose powder.v

Loose powder, however, is not used in a vanity case that is carriedfrom place to place, because it is so easily spllled and scatteredV about and also because it is hard to take a small amount of the powder out of the case on a powder pull or the like wlthout spilling or scattering the powder.

It is my purpose therefore to provide a novel structure in connection with a vanity I have therefore provided in the upper part of the bottom l10 an annular plate 13 having a large central opening 14. The ring plate 1s hinged at one side, as at 15, of the side wall of the bottom member 10.- At the opposite side of the bottom member 10, the side wall thereof is provided with vertically spaced small inward projections 16.

The plate 13 may' be sprung between the projectlons 16 and then will be snugly held Y in place.

The plate 13 is inclined from its outer edge inwardly and downwardly, as shown in Figure 2, and has at its inner end a flange or portion 17 extending downwardly at a slight- 1y sharper angle to the horizontal.

A suitable disc 18 is placed just below the opening 14 in the center ofthe plate 13. The disc 18 is of substantially greater diameter than the opening 14 in the plate 13, butv of substantially less diameter than the bottommember 10.

It will be understood that-while I have illustrated a vanity case in the form of a round box and therefore have given to the plate 13 an annular form, the shape of the box may be varied and the shape of the circumference of the plate 13 would then be varied to correspond.

The disc 18 is suitably connected with the plate 13 at one side thereof near the vinner edge of Said plate in such manner as to permit the disc 18 vto be tilted downwardly from such connectingpoint or points. As

an illustrative means for such connection, I have shown in the drawings two pins 19, 19, extended through the disc 18 and plate 13 as shown and suitably headed.

A spring 20 isv connected with the underside of the disc 18- and coacts with the bottom of the bottom receptacle 10, as shown for instance in Figure 2, for yieldingly holding the disc 18 at its upper limit of movement in contact with the flange 17.

The spring 20 may be a wire spring or may have such shape as is suitablev for the purpose. I

In the practical use .of my improved vanity case, the plate 13 is sprung past the uplnot-swing downwardly so as to be in the 20 p' ure 2.

way when the plate 13`is raised to substantially vertical position.

Loose powder is then `placed in the-lower part of the bottom receptacle 10of the vanity case to a height approximately level with the lower surface of the disc 18 when thel parts are in the position shown in Figure 2.

The plate 13 is then swun back toward its closed position with its e ge sprung between the projections 16, as shown in F1g- The spring 2O will readily push its way kdownwardly through the powder to contact with the bottom portion vof the member 10. The plate 13 may be stamped or otherwise cut from a sheet of metal and pressed to shape. The inner edge of the plate 13 is cut in the ordinary way. A sharp edge 21 will be left to contact with the disc 18. This sharp edge will readily cut through any powder that may rest on the disc Usually a powder pui 22 is carried in the vanity case above the plate 13. When it is desired to use powder from the box, the'user takes the powder puff and .presses downwardly on the center thereof, swinging the disc 18 downwardly on the pins 19 with a pivotal movement. It is understood that enough 'play is permitted in the parts to allow of such movement.

It is obvious that when the disc 18 is pressed downwardly, there will be a slight draft of air outwardly under and around the edge of the flange 17, which will permit or cause enough loose powder for the purpose to move toward the upper central surface of the disc 18 from beneath the plate 13.

I find that mere vibrationl of the disc 18 causes the powder to move from beneath the ring plate toward the central portion of the isc.

The sharp edge 21 cuts through the powder and after the powder is used from the top of the disc, the disc will lit closely against the flange 17 and will be yieldingly held in such position, so that the vanity case can be readily carried in the hand or in a bag without spilling the powder.

The top 11 may be provided with a mirror 23 if desired or may be provided in any suitable way with other parts.

For convenience in raising the ring 13 on its hinge, a folded ribbon or the like 24 may be secured to the plate 13 near its edge op ite the hinge 15.

me changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my im roved vanity case without departing y from t e real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any such modifications in structure or use of mechanical equivalents, as may be reasonably included wi''lhin their scope. f,

I claim as my invention:

1. In a vanity (fase, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a plate. hinged in said receptacle at the'side and above the bottoni thereof having a central opening, means for \holding said late in position spaced above the bottom of) the receptacle, said plate being inclined downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge, a disc supported near one edge on and below the plate for pivotal movement, a spring for normally holding said disc against the lower edge of said plate and closing the opening therein.

2. In a vanity case, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a plate hinged in said receptacle at the side and above the bottom thereof having a central opening, means for holding said plate in position spaced above the bottom of the receptacle, said plate vbeing inclined downwardly and inwardly from its outer edge and havin a downwardly inclined flange at its inner e ge, a disc supported near one edge on and below the plate for pivotal movement, a spring for normall holding said disc against the lower e ge of said plate and closing the opening therein.

3. In a vanity case, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a plate member hinged in said receptacle above the bottom thereof inclined from the wall of said receptacle downwardly and inwardly, having a central o ening, means for normally holding said ate against movement on itshinge, a dise low said opening and a spring for normally holding said disc against the lower edge of said plate-- and closing the opening there- 1n.

4. In a vanity case, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a plate member in said receptacle above the bottom thereof inclined from the wall of said receptacle downwardly and inwardly, and having a central opening, a disc supported on said plate below said opening for pivotal movement and a spring for normall holding said disc against the lower e ge of said iplate and closing the opening therein, and means for preventing lateral movement of said disc.

5. In a vanity case, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a movable plate member in said receptacle above the bottom thereof inclined from the wall of said receptacle downwardly and inwardly, and having a central opening, means for normally holding said plate in position, a disc below said opening supported on the plate for movement for opening and closing the opening and for bodil movement with the plate, and a spring or normally holdin said disc against the lower edge of sai plate and closing the opening therein, and means for preventing lateral movement of said dise and permlttin Swingin movement thereof toward an from said openmg.

6. In a vanity case, a bottom receptacle, a top hinged thereto, a plate member hinged in said receptacle above the bottom thereof inclined from the wall of said receptacle downwardly and inwardl and having a p central opening, a dise be ow said opening 15 and a spring supported on the dise for normally holding said disc against the lower edge of said plate and closing the opening therein. Y

Des Moines, Iowa, March 10, 1924.

GEORGE E. DAVIS. 

